I love how every nurse, dr., APN, rt, etc., comes in all smiley and gushing over him and how well he is doing. I saw his surgeons in the hall and they told me, "he is doing fantastic! We are all so impressed with how well he's doing." except for all the tubes in him, he looks like I could just take him home. They lowered his vent setting to 18 bpm. And he's doing well with that too. They took him off his dopamine. They upped his feeds again and will keep upping them every 8 hours, as long as he tolerates it. The goal is to eventually get him eating every 3 hours like a 2 month old baby would do. Of course, more frequently if he needs it as well. His Bp is down where they like it. He's still a bit swollen, but it's getting better. All in all he is doing so great! The nurse said they'll probably start our parent education slowly so were not overwhelmed. We both have to take a CPR course ( I'm certified in adult/child/infant CPR and first aid, but it's good to have a refresher) and we'll need to learn all about his meds and how to give them. We also have to learn how to take his vitals. Bp, pulse, temp, etc. it's a lot to remember. We also have to learn the signs of rejection and infection. We can't leave until we know all of that stuff. It's a lot to have to know.